It took Henry quite some time to get to Dr. Minyak's lair from his house even though he had a pretty good idea of where he was going. One of the first things the boy noticed when he arrived was that the Man Van was still parked on a nearby side street just as KLVY News had reported earlier. Looking around to make sure nobody was within the vicinity of the area, Henry ran over to the van and let himself in through the rear door; the lock was broken and despite Henry reminding Ray more than once to ask Schwoz to fix it, it still wasn't done. For once it was a good thing Ray hadn't listened to him.

Henry hurried to pull the door closed behind him and turned to look at the mess he and Ray had managed to create in the vehicle over the course of the past few months. For a fleeting second he thought Charlotte was right about how they needed to clean things up, but he let the idea pass… there were more important things to think about at the moment.

"Okay… what is going to help me help Captain Man?" Henry asked, crouching down so he could start sorting through some of the things on the floor. Most of the objects thrown in the van were wrappers from various fast food places Ray would stop at after a mission, or broken weapons that were meant to be given to Schwoz for repair. Henry sighed, he wasn't getting anywhere with any of the junk back there. The boy was just about ready to give up and try his luck going in unarmed, but then decided to check up front where he and Ray sat. He hoped that he would be lucky enough to find his tube of gumballs, but instead all he found was the missing mini-laser Ray had lost weeks before stuffed between the driver's seat and the center console.

"I can work with this." Henry told himself, slipping the device into his pocket so nobody would see it and wonder why he had it if they happened to see him before he got into Dr. Minyak's lair. Henry sighed as he caught a glimpse of his reflection in the rearview mirror, even though he'd only had his mask for a few short months, it felt weird to be without it.

"Okay, now or never. Ray needs you." Henry whispered to his reflection, forcing himself to get out of the van before he worked himself up and got into his own head about not being Kid Danger. Without wasting time, he hurried over to the building he knew Dr. Minyak and Crush were holding Captain Man in and started looking for a way inside.

...

"Let me go!" Captain Man yelled, trying to get away from the man pushing him inside.

"Stop resisting!" The man answered, twisting Captain Man's arm a little further, it seemed like that was all he needed to do to get the hero to cooperate with him. This little game of hostage taker and victim went on until Captain Man found himself inside a room within Dr. Minyak's lair.

"Take his weapons!" Crush ordered, shaking his head as Chip ripped the hero's utility belt off and tossed it onto the floor next to the door.

"Anything else?" Chip asked, patting Captain Man down as he checked him for more weapons. The hero glared at him indignantly, he was about to open his mouth to say something about it, but Dr. Minyak lost his patience and stepped in.

"That's enough!" Dr. Minyak growled. "Get in!" He demanded, gripping onto the back of Captain Man's collar and forcing him into what looked like an animal crate. Before the hero had a chance to push the little door back open, Chip secured three different combination locks onto the cage.

"Good luck finding a key that works for those ones." Chip laughed, kicking the crate. Captain Man glared up at the men, cradling his arm against his chest. He'd never felt pain like this before, not even when he was a young child and still vulnerable to being injured. If he had to guess, he would say his arm was broken or at the very least badly fractured.

"Why are you doing this?!" He demanded. Crush smirked, crouching down so he was at eye level with the hero.

"Because the only thing stopping us from getting what we want is you." Crush looked up to watch Dr. Minyak secure a giant hook to the top of the cage. The more seasoned villain made his way to the front of the mini-prison then and took a remote out of his pocket, pressing a button on it to lift the cage into the air.

"I won't fail this time Captain Man." His voice was chilling as he stared into the pair of blue eyes hidden behind the hero's mask. "I will destroy you." He promised, turning to look at Chip and Nurse Cohort. "Bring in the tank!" Dr. Minyak ordered, stepping back as a giant metal drum was wheeled underneath the suspended cage holding Captain Man.

"What…" Captain Man whispered, looking down into the empty container from his place dangling above it. Crush smirked, laughing a little as Dr. Minyak used the remote he was holding to lower a system of nozzles out of the ceiling. Once the hoses were in position, Dr. Minyak released the crate from the hook holding it in the air, letting it slam to the bottom of the barrel with a loud clang.

"I sure hope you know how to swim." Chip laughed, looking through the glass window on the drum at Captain Man. "Not that it'll help you much." He added, his laugh turning into something that sounded more like a cackle. Dr. Minyak hit another button on his remote then, turning on the nozzles hanging above the tank. Water started pouring in at an alarming rate. Captain Man immediately realized what was happening and fear took over... he wasn't used to danger like this.

"No!" Captain Man moved forward in the cage, pressing his hand against the door as he knelt in the tiny prison. "You can't do this!" He looked at the faces of each of the villains standing before him, he looked pathetic to them as he begged. "Without my indestructibility I'll drown!" The water was coming in so quickly that it was already starting to rise up above his knees.

"That's the whole point. We're trying to destroy you." Dr. Minyak pointed out. "Now if you'll excuse us…" He let his statement linger, crossing the room to go to the door. The other villains all filed out of the room then and Dr. Minyak started to follow, but stopped, pausing to look back at Captain Man. "Don't worry, this will all be over soon enough." He promised, cackling as he looked at the terror on Captain Man's face as the water continued to pour in.

"No!" Captain Man cried. "Don't leave me here!" He begged as Dr. Minyak slammed the door shut. The water was creeping up to his waist now, at this rate Captain Man figured the crate holding him would be completely submerged within a few minutes. "Someone help!" Captain Man screamed, using his good arm to try to pry the bars of the crate open, but the trap was surprisingly secure. "What is this thing even made of?!" The hero asked, laying back so he could lean against the other side of the cage for leverage as he tried to use his legs to force it open. Nothing he tried seemed to work and by now the cage was filled three quarters of the way with the frigid water. Captain Man's breathing became more erratic as he tried in vain to guess the combinations that went to the locks. It seemed like there was nothing he could do without his weapons and now he found himself really wishing that he hadn't taken Henry's gum away. It would have been nice to have his sidekick there to let him out of the death trap that was quite literally about to kill him. "Someone!" Captain Man cried, panic causing his voice to crack as the water brushed up against his jaw. "Anyone! Please help me!" He screamed, trying again to push the crate apart using every ounce of strength he had left. "NO!" He cried, coughing as he sucked in one last breath before water encased his crate.

"Where is he?" Henry whispered. He'd already been in the building for about a half an hour and in that time managed to find the spray Captain Man had originally came here for and managed to stay out of sight, all he needed to do now was find Captain Man and they would be home free. "Captain Man?!" Henry called in a hushed whisper, cautiously rounding the corner to another hallway.

"Anyone! Please help me!" Henry heard, freezing in place, he would know that voice anywhere.

"Captain Man!?" He yelled, before clapping a hand over his mouth. He had managed to remain unseen up until this point and he really wanted to keep it that way. He knew he was playing with fire on this one because there was no excuse as to why he was sneaking around in a building that, up until a few hours ago, the regular citizens of Swellview thought was abandoned. It wouldn't be hard for someone with half a brain to guess that he was Kid Danger.

"NO!" Henry was positive the cries were coming from somewhere close and opened a few doors until he finally found the room Captain Man was in.

"Captain Man!" Henry shrieked when he saw the hero staring at him with terror filled eyes through the glass window built into the side of the tank. The boy panicked as he watched Captain Man cough, losing whatever air had been left in his lungs after holding it for as long as he could. The man locked eyes with Henry for a moment begging him for help. "Hold on! I'm going to get you out of there!" He promised, looking around the room for something, anything, that could help him save his friend. "The laser!" Henry yelled, remembering he had the gadget in his pocket after he saw Captain Man's utility belt laying on the floor. Without wasting another second, Henry took the mini-laser out and set it as high as it would go before aiming it at the glass and turning his face away as he blasted it. The window exploded, shattering into a thousand jagged pieces as soon as the beam came in contact with it sending gallons of water spilling out of the drum into the room. Henry ran towards the tank without hesitating and melted the locks off of the makeshift jail as the water level started to drop. "Captain Man, are you okay?!" Henry asked, watching as the man choked in a few shaky breaths.

"Henry!" The hero coughed, his heart was pounding and he really needed to concentrate on forcing air in and out of his lungs, but somehow he managed to lean forward just enough so that he could hook his arm around the boy and trap him against his chest in a tight hug. Henry hugged him back, noticing that Captain Man was shaking slightly.

"Hey... it's going to be okay. You're okay." Henry whispered, trying to comfort the man. Captain Man pulled away a little bit so he could look at him, smiling a tiny bit despite still being a little freaked out.

"Thank you... for saving me." Captain Man said, looking away from Henry, he was more than a little embarrassed by having to say those words epecially after what had happened in the Man Cave earlier. Henry sensed the hero's feelings and decided he'd already suffered enough, he didn't need to make him feel worse than he already did.

"I found th-" Henry started to say, but the sound of the door slamming open interrupted him.

"What's going on in- Oh. My. God." Chip frowned, taking in the sight of Captain Man and the young boy sitting in the bottom of the destroyed tank as he barged into the room to investigate the loud bang the sound of the explosion had caused. "Is that your sidekick? Where's his little matchy matchy outfit?" Henry's heart skipped a beat and he brought his hands up to try to shield his face even though he had his back to the villain. Captain Man frowned then, suddenly feeling a whole lot worse about taking the kid's gum away, especially after he'd just saved his life. If Chip learned his secret identity it could put Henry in a lot of danger.

"Walk away." Captain Man said, looking up at Chip. "You don't need to do this… just walk away."

"Actually…" Chip picked up Captain Man's utility belt from off the floor and put it around his own waist, picking out a weapon. "...I think I do." Henry frowned when he heard the sound of a blaster being powered on...


A/N: Okay, so I think that there will only be one, maybe two more chapters after this one and that'll be it for this story. I will definitely be doing another Henry Danger story after this one is finished. I'm actually planning that one so there won't be too much of a wait between this one ending and that one beginning. (The new one will include The Toddler just in case anyone was wondering...)

* If you have story suggestions that DON'T involve an OC (original character) feel free to PM me or leave your suggestion along with your review. No promises that I'll write them, but I will take them all into consideration.


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